Leslye Headland

Leslye Headland (born 1981) is an American playwright, screenwriter, and director. She is best known for the play and 2012 film Bachelorette and 2015 film Sleeping with Other People. She is credited as one of the executive producers of the Netflix comedy series, Russian Doll, which was co-created with Natasha Lyonne and Amy Poehler. The series premiered on February 1, 2019. 2Background and education Headland, raised in suburban Maryland, graduated in 1999 from Staples High School. She received her BFA from the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University in 2002. 2Career Upon graduating college, Headland spent six years working as an assistant at Miramax. As a playwright, she is best known for her Seven Deadly Sins cycle: Cinephillia (lust), Bachelorette (gluttony), Assistance (greed), Surfer Girl (sloth), Reverb (wrath), The Accidental Blonde (envy), and Cult of Love (pride) Headland wrote and directed the 2012 film version of Bachelorette. Dramatists Play Service published Assistance in late 2013. 3Television Headland has directed episodes of the television series Heathers (for which she also served as an executive producer